5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]
6. (Railroad)
Defn: A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.
7. (Card Playing)
Defn: The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four- handed game of cards.
8. A floating barge connected with a pier. Knight. To play dummy, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner of the dummy plays it.
DUMOSE; DUMOUS Du`mose", Du"mous, a. Etym: [L. dumosus, fr. dumus a thornbush, a bramble.]
1. Abounding with bushes and briers.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a compact, bushy form.